Indian physic

noun

American ipecac.
bowman's root.

Origin of Indian physic

An Americanism dating back to 1730–40

Example sentences from the Web for indian physic

  • Indian-Physic or bowman's root, as these names imply, was a popular remedy with the Indians, who used it as an emetic.

    Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants |A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding